Kitchen-cabinet



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S. BOWHALL.. KITCHEN CABINET.

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KITCHEN CABINET.

No'. 429,602'. Patented-June 1o, 1890,

accordance with this invention.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.v

SAM BOWHALL, OF EDMORE, MICHIGAN.

Ki'r'cHEN-cABiNE-r.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of LetterSPatent N0. 429,602, dated. June 10, 1890.

Apnlication tiled February 2l, 1890. Serial No. 341,256. (No model.)

T0 a/Zwhom t may concern/.-

` Be it known that I, SAM BOWHA'LL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Edmore, in the countyof Montcalm and State of Michigan, have inventedv a new and useful Kitchen- Oabinet, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in kitchen-cabinets.

The object of the present invention is to provide a cabinet of simple and inexpensive construction, in which a iiour-sifterwill be conveniently arranged and in which will be a number of compartments adapted to contain various articles necessary for household use.

rlhe invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the kitchen-cabinet constructed in Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line yy fj of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the bearingplate- Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the agitators. Fig. 7 is a partial transverse section of the top of the cabinet.

Referring. to the accompanying drawings, l designates a casing or frame, which is constructed of suitable material, preferably light wood, and is divided at the top by transverse partitions 2 and 3, from which and the sides et and the front and rear faces 5 and 6 are suspended bins 7, 8, and 9. The bin 7 is the largest and is centrally arranged between the two smaller bins 8 and 9 and is designed to contain iiour, and is provided at' its lower end or bottom with a curved sifter 10. The sides of the bin near the bottom gradually taper toward the curved sieve to direct flour or other contents thereto, and the bin is provided with a pair of agitators ll and 12, thatare similar in construction and are arrz'tnged one above the other and are adapted to prevent the iiour becoming caked, and the lower one is arranged to engage the sitter and move across the entire surface of the saine to cause the Hour of the bin to fall through into a large drawer 13, placed below the bin in the lowerpart of the frame or casing 1. 'llie body of each agitator is approximately rectangular, and is composed of parallel side bars LL and slightly-curved or angular end pieces l5 and rods lt, that extend out from the end pieces at points about midway their length, and these rods have their ends rounded and journaled in plates 17 and l8,that are secured to the front and rear faces of the frame or casing. These plates consist of a pair of disks provided with centrally-arranged bearing and connected by parallel-bars, and the rear plate 1S has its central bearings formed by integral caps that inelose the ends of the rods of the agitators and prevent the entrance of dust and extraneous matter to the bin and preserve the iiour or other contents of lthe loin perfectly pure. The rods of the agitators that are arranged in the bearings of the plate 17, that is secured to the front face of the frame or casing, project beyond the plate and have secured to them a pair of similar cog-wheels 19 and 20, that mesh and impart motion to both of the agitator-s. One of the cog-wheels is provided with a handle, by means of which the agitators are operated. The sieve l0 is arranged concentric with the lower agitator, and during the rotation of the latter the side bars 14 come in contact with the sieve 10 and move across the entire face of the same and cause the flour to pass through the perforations thereof, and the end pieces l5 have sufficient curve or slant to clear the sloping sides of the loin. The bins 8 and 9 are similar in construction, and are adapted to contain meal, buckwheat, or similar articles, and have the lower portion of their front and rear faces sloping tocontra'ct the bottom 21., which is provided with a central opening 22, that is normally closed by a slide 23. The slide 23 is operated by a rod 24, that extends through the casing and terminates in a knob or handle 25, and when it is desired to obtain a quantity of the contents of the loin the slides are drawn aside and the openings are exposed and the contents fall in drawers 2G and 27, arranged bc- IOO neath the bins for that purpose. rlhe bins are closed at the top of the easing by separate doors, which enable the bins to be opened singly and prevent the contents of one being mixed with the contents of the others.

The casing Aor frame 1 is provided below the drawers 2li and 27 with series of similar drawers that are designed .to receive various articles of household goods.

1.. The combination of the frame or easing provided withtlie plates 17 and 1S, havin gbearings, a bin having its lower end tapering and provided with a curved sieve forming the bottom of the bin, the agitators arranged in the same vertical plane and journaled in the bearings of said plates 17 and 1S, one of the agitators being arranged adjacent to the sieve and adapted to engage the entire sur face of the same, and the cog-wheels lil-and 20, secured to the ends of the agitators, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the frame or casing provided with plates 17 and 1S, having bearings, a bin having its lower portion tapering and provided with a curved sieve, the agitators arranged in the saine vertical plane, and comprising the parallel side bars, the end bars, and the rods 1G, journaled in the bearings of the plates, and the cog-wheels secured to the rods 1G and meshing with each other, substantially as described.

The combination of the frame or casing, the plates 17 and 1S, secured to the front and rear faces thereof, and composed of the disks `provided with central-bearings and the side bars connecting the disks, a bin provided at its lower end with a curved sieve, the agitators journaled in the bearing of said plates 17 and 18, and being composed of the parallel side bars,the end bars, and the rods 1.6,and the p cog-wheels secured to the ends of the rods 1U 

